bacterium

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This bacterium contains the enzyme needed to produce serotonin.

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The mechanism works by moving an adhesive coated belt around the outside of the cell, pulling the bacterium forward in a motion that resembles a microscopic snowmobile.

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C. difficile is a stubborn intestinal bacterium that can cause serious illness, especially in older adults and people with weakened health.

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The disease spread through fleas that carried the bacterium Yersinia pestis.

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Samples exposed to 2.4 GPa began to show ruptured membranes, but the structure of the bacterium’s cell envelope help explain the survival of 60% of microbes.

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